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CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
TO:
Columbia Heights Public Library Board of Trustees
FROM:
M. Rebecca Loader, Library Director
SUBJECT:
November operational report
DATE:
November 30, 2006
I. BUILDING MAINTENANCE
A. Honeywell responded to a maintenance call 11/2 when someone apparently turned on the air
conditioning.
B. Honeywell performed routine maintenance on the HVAC 11/8. During the service call, the
technician adjusted the air-handler and discovered a problem with the boiler. The boiler was
fixed 11/9.
C. The stalls in the men’s restroom on the main floor were replaced 11/14.
D. The windows were cleaned 11/14.
E. Fidelity buffed the floors in the Activity Room 11/17.
F. Heights Electric checked the emergency lights and door alarms 11/28.
G. The auction list was prepared and submitted to the City.
II. COLLECTION
A. Elaine Dietz-Mamaril and Dan Marcou put together an order for contemporary African-
American authors during the month.
B. The final large print order for the year was submitted.
C. The final adult paperback order was submitted.
D. Year-end hardcover orders were also prepared and submitted.
III. PROGRAMS
A. The Library Board met 11/1 with five members present. Marsha Tubbs conducted the
meeting in my absence and introduced Dana Weigman to the Board as the new Adult
Services Librarian.
B. The bulk loan was delivered to the schools 11/2.
C. The Friends met 11/6 with eleven members in attendance.
D. Marsha attended Family Night at Highland 11/6 and distributed information about the
Library’s programs and services.
E. Two sessions of storytime were held during the month.
F. A Manga class was held for two sessions on 11/7 and 11/14.
G. National Children’s Book Week was celebrated 11/13-11/18.
H. Dan Marcou conducted a Boy Scout tour 11/13. This was Dan’s first program, and he had a
ball with the Scouts, who were very receptive to seeing a male librarian.
I. Dana attended Family Night at Valley View 11/14 and distributed information about the
Library’s programs and services.
J. Dana conducted a class on how to use the Library’s online catalog for 8 people at the Senior
Center 11/15.
K. The classes from Immaculate Conception School visited the Library during their regularly-
scheduled times 11/13-11/17.
L. Marsha made presentations to classes at the High School 11/17 on the importance of reading
to children.
IV. TECHNOLOGY
A. The public service copier received a routine tune-up 11/13 to eliminate streaks on the copies
being made.
B. Al loaded changes to the CybraryN client 11/9. Most problems with the Q have gone away.
We still experience some strange moments when the Q is used the heaviest (e.g. after-school
rush), but the improvement is great.
V. STAFF
A. Staff attended informational meetings 11/2 on the new medical insurance plan which will
begin in January.
B. I attended a meeting at ACL 11/8 to discuss the changes that will be coming with the
video/dvd collection when the loan period changes in January. I will serve on a sub-
committee with Donna and Michelle to recommend call number and cataloguing items.
C. Dana attended a meeting 11/13 on the Museum Adventure Pass program at LSS.
D. I attended the Public Service meeting at ACL 11/30.
E. I attended a One Book meeting at ACL 11/30.
F. Regina Jesse and Dan Kleinfehn celebrated their fifth anniversaries as Pages. Both were
presented with the cakes of their choice.
VI. FOUNDATION
A. The Foundation Board met 11/15 with all members in attendance. Discussion on the
wording and design of the yearly campaign brochure was lively. Tom will bring in a draft
for Kelly to lay out.
VII. MISC
A. Unbeknownst to staff, a patron plugged his laptop into the network 11/7. Thanks to Al for
his quick work in discovering the situation and disabling the old connection where the patron
plugged in.
B. Major projects:
a. ACL contract
b. Foundation projects
C. The Library has participated in long-range planning for many years, and the staff has
prepared a seasonal plan to slot in special programs and capital projects for each year on an
annual basis. For 2007, staff will be using Groupwise to schedule in all events and projects
previously covered in the seasonal plan.
VIII CIRCULATION
Circulation Building
OCTOBER 2005 OCTOBER 2006
10,141 10,965
IX GATE COUNT AND MEETING ROOM USE
Gatecount Meeting Room Use
OCTOBER. 2005 OCTOBER. 2006 OCTOBER. 2005 OCTOBER. 2006
8,419 9,563 14 13
X INTERNET BROWSER USE
OCTOBER. 2005 OCTOBER. 2006
534 1,690
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